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Artist reference: Magdaena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón (1907–1954)
Self Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird
Self Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird
Year: 1940
Medium: Oil on canvas on masonite
Size: 61.25 lookin cm × 47 cm (24.11 in × 18.5 in)
Location: Harry Ransom Center, Austin, Texas, Austin
SEE
(Describe what you see)
THINK
(Analyse & Interpret)
WONDER
(Develop Curiosity)
What do you see?
-Frida Kahlo with thorns on her neck and hummingbird hanged, monkey, cat, flora, butterflies
What are the subjects in the Artwork?
-Frida Kahlo
What are the Elements of Art used in the Artwork?
-Colours, shapes, texture, lines
What are some subjects in the foreground, middleground and background of the Artwork?
-Foreground: Frida Kahlo, hummingbird, butterfly
-Middleground: monkey, cat
-Background: leaves
How are the subject matters arranged?
-Frida is at the very front as she is the main subject while other subjects are in the middleground or foreground
Why did you think the artist arranged the subjects in this manner?
-Frida is the main subject while other subject provides extra information to the artwork + background
What do you think the Artist is trying to communicate in the artwork? How does the artwork make you feel?
-I think it is trying to us she is in pain + mother nature is not making is any better
-It makes me feel like Frida is in pain
How do you think the elements of art were used to convey the Artist's intentions?
-Frida is surrounded by flora and fauna, and it looks like they are causing harm to her
-the torns on her neck are causing her to bleed together with a lifeless body of a hummingbird hung on her neck
How was principles of design used to communicate and idea/ emotion?
-the painting is overall dark which communicates a negative feeling/emotion to the portrait
Why do you think the Artist emphasised certain element in the work?
-such that the painting looks gloomy and expresses a negative feeling
What are you curious about the Artwork?
-Why are there butterflies hovering on her head?
What are you wonder about the Artist's thought processes?
-How was she feeling back then: unhappy sad?
What is interesting to you about this Artwork? And why?
-the monkey seems to be tying the thorns to her neck, which I find interesting as it is the only living thing in the portrait that seems to be directly causing harm to Frida by tying/ tightening the thorns.
Are there any areas such as the title, style, or medium of the artwork that you are unsure and would like to know more?
-Why is there that one leaf behind Frida that has a lighter colour? Is there any reason to it?
What do you like to keep, destroy or replace? Why?
-Keep: Frida, leaves, cat
-Destroy: Monkey, thorns, blood
-the monkey, thorns and blood makes the portrait have a bad feeling, by removing them it makes it more positive while keeping the subject.
My works of progress
Double-faced side potrait 1
Double-faced side painting 2 (myself)
Self-portrait picture
Carbon copy of contour outline (pg1)
Carbon copy of contour outline (pg2)
Positive & negative design self-portrait
Mixing of colours (start)
Mixing of colours (end +annotations)
Self-portrait #1 try
Self-portrait #2 try
Self-portrait #3 try
Self-portrait final ver.
Silkscreen printmaking
One of the palette #1
One of the palette #2
One of the palette #2
black silk printing
red silk printing
red+yellow gradient printing
black+dark blue+light blue printing
WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PRINTMAKING (SILKSCREEN PRINTING) AND PAINTING? WHICH DO YOU PREFER AND WHY?
My Reflections: I prefer silkscreen painting as I find it cool to learn a new hands-on skill that I can apply in the future by experiencing and trying it out myself.
HOW WOULD I LIKE TO IMPROVE MY WORK IF I WERE DO MY SILKSCREEN OR PAINTING AGAIN? PLS SPECIFY ONE TYPE.
My Reflections: I would try to get the skin tone better by making it more accurate and trying it on my skin.
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